Shots Of Our Week + Real Food Meals

Usually these two boys are battling it out with Nerf darts or climbing trees, but I captured a quiet moment when they were both enjoying some hot cocoa and doing Imagine Ink books (<– we LOVE these!) So sweet.

This guy was also having a quiet moment. I think the blah winter weather had us all feeling extra mellow and cozy. We snuggle on the floor in front of the fireplace all.evening.long.

The colder weather had me craving big bowls of whipped banana oatmeal as well! I stirred in a raspberry cottage cheese and put peanut butter drizzle on top. Sort of a quasi PB&J combo!

MY OTHER RECIPES

Another morning I had a quick bowl of cereal while Mazen and I cut out valentines! I cannot WAIT for berry season – this would have been so good with blueberries! I know you can buy them year round, but I just don’t want to pay for the out of season berries. Frozen is always a good option though.

Lunches this week have been warm and leftover focused. A rice bowl with zucchini, basmati rice (my new jam), cheese and Greek yogurt.

Another day I had leftover Cook Smarts slow cooker white chicken chili! Mug-sized with cheese and yogurt.

And here’s the dinner serving plus avocado! This chili was so easy and delish! (Go Hoos!)

Because of our Florida trip we didn’t do a date night out this week, so we made a special dinner and then watched the latest episode of This Is Us. What a heart wrencher!! Steaks, sautéed zucchini and tomatoes in a cream cheese and garlic “sauce” (Thomas’s invention and so good!) and rice in the rice cooker (still one of my all-time favorite appliances!)

And rewinding back to Monday, while we were still riding the Eagles high, we had leftover Superbowl ribs with sweet potato fries and a side salad!

Mazen wanted me to share his meal of the week – a burger, french fries, green beans, and a mini pizza!

Now you have me craving KERF classic banana-whipped oats! (Speaking of bananas, I saw an Ig post from a “health coach” who eats semi-green bananas for “better blood sugar control”. I mean, to each their own, but it’s ridiculous the bad rap this amazing fruit gets. Yellow or freckled all the way for me, thankyouverymuch.) I love all of your meals, and Mazen’s looks fantastic! 😉 Have a great Friday!

I’m guessing the health coach was likely referring to the properties of resistant starch (RS), which is found in a variety of foods, including green bananas. There is some promising research in the area of insulin sensitivity and also on the beneficial impact RS has on the microbiome (my favorite topic!) and butyrate in our gut. I would encourage you to look into the research on RS if you work with clients who have blood sugar or insulin issues. I don’t use RS with all my clients since tolerance among the population I work with is very individual and most of them have underlying gut issues or kidney disease, but for some it works very well. All that being said, if we are only talking about bananas and taste, then I’m with you on preferring the taste of yellow!

I appreciate your insight! I’m all for caring well for myself, but enjoying my food is one aspect. Green bananas are so not enjoyable to me, so I’d rather eat them sweeter with protein or a whole grain like oats. 🙂